I'm in a position as far as cooking goes -I've done it for almost 50 years, and I've forgotten so many of the silly things that can go wrong. At the same time, my kids are learning to cook, and there are a lot of commonsense rules they just don't know yet, like stir your pasta, don't leave plastic on a hot stove, and you need a muffin pan to make cupcakes. Luckily, in the internet age there are plenty of people willing to share their funniest failures to remind us of what we shouldn't do! Besides, even if you are a lousy cook, these pictures will make you feel like some kind of master chef. Link

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Well, SOME of those are worse than me. I caught my macaroni and cheese on fire once. Didn't even get it out of the box! Another time, I nearly started a fire making tea in a microwave. The paper cup was charred and smoking when I caught it. But, I figured if it lit up, it would burn a hole in the cup, and the water would put the fire out.